Greg Carlson's (gcarlson) Blog

Dear GRAR Members,  There has been a fine tradition in the past of presidents who have written eloquent updates for the monthly newsletter. I have never considered writing a gift or talent that I possess. That being said, I will offer my humble observations, hypotheses, and personal conclusions. ...

Here's what I think:   What is a Consumer Centric Web and how is it different?  I believe it is all about what they want, not the morsels that our industry parcels out!  Today, it is not a question of will they obtain all of the information they want (for free and 24/7 more or less) without calli...

When buyers decide we have reached the bottom!!!!  Fear will no longer be an issue.The facts we will be looking for.....We will begin to see multiple offers on a property.We will see the time on market decrease from an average of 110 days to 90 day or less.We will see offers over asking price.Sel...

We may be seeing the first signs of a new and positive direction.  Market improvements that are critical to stabilizing our declining prices are trending in a new direction for the first time since 2005 (over a 3 month period).Number of new lisitngs on the market (supply/inventory) has dropped in...